Introduction: Alabama Download PDF
Alabama is home to some of the nation’s largest corporations, including Regions Financial and Saks Incorporated. To help move products in and out of the state, the Alabama State Port Authority operates a deepwater port at Mobile. The port serves 100 overseas shipping lines and is connected to 16,300 miles of inland waterways connected to 23 states.
Over 350 automotive related manufacturers in the state make Alabama the second largest producer of automotives in the nation. The Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville produces many of NASA’s space equipment, including the Saturn booster rockets. This has helped support the 300 related aerospace companies and the creation of 73,000 direct jobs in Alabama. However, the largest manufacturing industry is forest products. The state holds the second-largest timberland base in the U.S. with nearly 23 million acres and produced an estimated $13.3 billion of products in 2003.
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Time Zones:
| Standard Time | GMT-6 | |
| Daylight-Saving Time | GMT-5 | |
Statistics
- Per Capita Real GDP :
- $29,603
- Population:
- 4,661,900
- Percent of People Under Poverty Level:
- 17%
- Per Capita Personal Income:
- $31,295
- Percent of Population with a Bachelor's Degree:
- 13.3%
- Total Exports:
- $14,421,100,000
Top 5 Export Partner Countries
Germany
Canada
Mexico
Japan
United Kingdom
Top 5 Export Merchandise
Chemicals Sales
Transportation Equipment Sales
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Chemicals Manufacturing
Primary Metals Manufacturing
Major Cities
Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery
Major Airports
| Airport Name | City | |
| HSV | Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field | Huntsville |
| BHM | Birmingham International | Birmingham |
| BFM | Mobile Downtown | Mobile |
Main Ports:
Guntersville, Mobile
Corporations
| Company | Fortune 1000 Rank: | Revenues ($millions) | Headquarter City |
| Regions Financial | 312 | 7,756 | Birmingham |
| Saks | 570 | 3,564 | Birmingham |
| Vulcan Materials | 595 | 3,343 | Birmingham |
| HealthSouth | 637 | 3,077 | Birmingham |
| Compass Bancshares | 686 | 2,756 | Birmingham |